Eye care measures for NHS outpatients: December 2024

A monthly data release on new and follow up ophthalmology outpatients. It shows the numbers waiting within target date or within 25% beyond target date at the end of each month. Should their target data be missed, they are at risk of irreversible harm or significant adverse outcome (Health Risk Factor R1).

• 161,389 patient pathways, where the patient was assessed as Health Risk Factor R1, were waiting for an outpatient appointment; of those, 161,336 had a target date allocated.
• 49.8% patient pathways, assessed as R1, were waiting within their target date or within 25% beyond their target date.

• 19,604 appointments were attended where the patient had been assessed as Health Risk Factor R1; of those, 17,786 had a target date allocated.
• 65.6% of appointments attended, assessed as R1, had waited within their target date or within 25% beyond their target date.

Statistician: Helen Roberts
Email: hss.performance@gov.wales

Media: 0300 025 8099